Alex Hernandez

1 week ago | blockclubchicago.org | Alex Hernandez

LINCOLN SQUARE — What began as one Chicagoan’s weight loss journey has evolved into group walks for residents to explore their neighborhood and build community. Pamiya Opoku lives between Edgewater and Andersonville and began taking long walks almost a decade ago, using them to lose weight and destress. Those routine walks led her to launch The Walking Hour last year.

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Alex Hernandez

ALBANY PARK — A local progressive political group is threatening legal action against an alderman who falsely tried to link them to Elias Rodriguez, the Albany Park man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C.As law enforcement searched Rodriguez’s apartment Thursday, some people — including Ald.

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Alex Hernandez

NORTH CENTER — A North Center craft brewery’s latest release celebrates Pope Leo XIV’s connection to Chicago. Burning Bush Brewery, 4014 N. Rockwell St., will raise a glass to history’s first Chicago pope with the noon Friday release of Da Pope, its new American mild ale, said owner Brent Raska. “When he got elected, we had so many customers asking us if we’d be doing something,” Raska said. “The American mild ale is a perfect still for this.

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Alex Hernandez

LINCOLN SQUARE — The heart of Lincoln Square’s construction-mandated experiment in car-free living delighted some neighbors, disrupted local businesses and helped the community obtain useful insights into how pedestrian-only streets impact the community. The 4700 block of North Lincoln Avenue was car-free between April 21 and May 12 as part of construction to upgrade the Western Avenue Brown Line station, a nearby public plaza and parking lot.

3 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Alex Hernandez

LINCOLN SQUARE — Crews will resume work on adding new drainage and other upgrades to some of Winnemac Park’s sports fields this summer. Construction at the park’s ball fields began last year and was delayed while the Chicago Park District finalized plans with the project’s contractor, park officials previously said. “The Park District is coordinating electrical service to the new field lights ahead of final grading at the construction site,” said Irene Tostado, a Park District spokesperson.